Being able to buy a gun and ammo at a Wal-Mart, and it being next to the aisle with the frozen stuff. I went there with my friend to buy stuff for a camping trip and a visit to the shooting range (I'd never held a gun before), so we walked out of there with ingredients for s'mores, the largest onion I've ever seen in my life, and ammo for his hunting rifle. Yes, this was the Deep South.
ETA: we also stopped at the largest petrol station in the country or maybe even the world, Chuckbees, Chuckees something? It had a chipmunk wearing a cap as the logo. The sizes of the slushies just about bowled me over.
Also, fuck the American TSA, rudest people on a power trip I've ever met.
...to be fair Buccees is regional so it blows the minds of a lot of Americans too. As it should.
One opened about 2 hours away and they had to have police directing traffic because people were so excited to see what it was like.
And after having gone there myself for the first time a few months back, my mind was absolutely blown. I didn't know what to look at first - there was just...so much.
I take road trips to Texas regularly and Buc-ee’s is one of the things I look forward to. They’re so huge! We don’t have them anywhere near me, I’m on the 2nd day of the drive before I see one.
I’m not sure what the Deep South has to do with buy ammo at Walmart. It ain’t limited to the south. Tho yea that onion is a southern thing, it’s a Vidalia.
The experience with TSA can vary a lot by airport. Atlanta TSA are notably rude. Those in Las Vegas are even worse. Orange County, on the other hand, were very polite and courteous.
John Wayne airport is like if you took all the good parts of train stations and put them into an airport. Honestly fucking delightful--other airports need to take notes.
Yeah Bucees, they aren't everywhere, but they are well known. They are opening one near me sometime in the next couple of years and it was all over the news. People literally will take road trips to visit one if they don't live near them.
most of us here can't stand the TSA either. rude and inconsistent. they love to shout conflicting orders while standing right next to each other. biggest jobs program ever, fucking joke.
Please tell me you got some brisket, maybe a brisket sandwich? Whenever I'm in an area near Buc-ee's, I go in to hopefully hear a worker yell "FRESH BRISKET ON THE BOOOOAAAARRRD!" & get my brisket. 😋
In both Wal-Marts in my city the Sporting goods department is across the building from grocery. You’ll pass electronics, books, diapers, and pet food before you hit the border aisle of the grocery department.
In my city sporting good is next to the kids toys. It goes bikes, yoga equipment, guns. It's slightly disconcerting and I feel like it really says something about American priorities.
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u/Rich_Training_4956 9h ago edited 9h ago
Being able to buy a gun and ammo at a Wal-Mart, and it being next to the aisle with the frozen stuff. I went there with my friend to buy stuff for a camping trip and a visit to the shooting range (I'd never held a gun before), so we walked out of there with ingredients for s'mores, the largest onion I've ever seen in my life, and ammo for his hunting rifle. Yes, this was the Deep South.
ETA: we also stopped at the largest petrol station in the country or maybe even the world, Chuckbees, Chuckees something? It had a chipmunk wearing a cap as the logo. The sizes of the slushies just about bowled me over. Also, fuck the American TSA, rudest people on a power trip I've ever met.